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TIL The FBI kept a file on Stanley Kubrick because Admiral Arleigh Burke accused Dr. Strangelove of being "detrimental to the Nation"

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X0M9k TIL that during his first election, John Nance Garner was opposed in the primary by Mariette Rheiner. Following Garner's win in the primaries, the two began dating and married in 1895. Mariette went on to serve as Second Lady of the United States during her husband's tenure as vice president.
loOma TIL that in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U S, was fired for saying masturbation is "part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught."
R7e9a TIL There is a hotel in Sweden made entirely out of ice. It is rebuilt every year.
WkjyB Till Python hunting is allowed in Florida's Everglades as a measure to control the non-native snake, the Pythons originally pets released by their owners have become an invasive species. The giant snakes have decimated local bird populations and wildlife because it has no know natural predators.
j689p TIL that South Korea and North Korea played each other in a 2022 World Cup Qualifier football/soccer match in 2019. This match was played in Pyongyang, NK and ended in a 0-0 draw.